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Just half a day, right!

April 19, 2009 Supriya Khandekar

My colleague and I were all pumped up when we thought of doing an ‘election special’ coverage. And yes interviewing/ grilling the politicians was amongst the most exciting part of it. We wrapped up most

The cop who stopped me

April 14, 2009 Vaishnavi Vittal

As I was returning home this evening, disappointed that an interview with a politician was cancelled in the last-minute, I was stopped by a traffic policeman on Nandidurga Road. I thanked my stars as I

A Sunday ‘well-spent’

March 30, 2009 Vaishnavi Vittal

I went all prepared. Ear phones for my phone radio, comfortable clothes and footwear, a light bag, though I did forget the bottle of glucose. No, I didn’t go to an adventure camp. I was

It’s our First Anniversary!

March 18, 2009 Supriya Khandekar

“When was Citizen Matters launched?” was my deliberate question to our editor. I wanted to know why we have forgotten this important date (It’s March 3rd 2008). “Well there are so many dates… umm umm…why…

A Classic Case of dog-ate-my-homework

March 15, 2009 Vaishnavi Vittal

For the past several weeks I have been interacting with a BDA official for a story I am working on. I must add that he has been very patient with the number of phone calls